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Massif du Canigou

Located in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie Coordinates: 42°31′17″ N 2°27′24″ E

Map showing the location of Massif du Canigou Massif du Canigou
Location in France
Elevation
2,542 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Refuge des Cortalets
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
PGF Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport42 km
GRO Girona-Costa Brava Airport73 km

About Massif du Canigou

Massif du Canigou is a mountain. Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie. Elevation: 2,542 m. The nearest airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Crête du Barbet and Pic du Canigou.

Climate of Massif du Canigou

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
October (96 mm)
Driest month
July (44 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Massif du Canigou
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°5°10°13°13°10°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-4°0°3°3°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)766566769474446475968484

How to get to Massif du Canigou

The nearest airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) (73 km). The nearest large city is Perpignan, 41 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 42 kmnortheast
  • Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) Girona 73 kmsouth
  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 78 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 41 kmnortheast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Mataró Population: 127K 109 kmsouth
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 112 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 112 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Massif du Canigou

Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 1,580 natural sites, 343 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km228 places

  • Puig del Torn Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Roc de la Sentinella Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Pic Bastiments Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Roc de Frausa Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km866 places

  • Platja de Perafita Beach 58 kmE
  • Puig Joan Mountain 56 kmE
  • Platja de Canyelles Beach 60 kmE
  • Platja del Borró Beach 60 kmE

60–100 km1,104 places

  • Platja de Lloret Beach 97 kmS
  • Platja de Canyelles Beach 97 kmS
  • Platja de Port-alguer Beach 72 kmE
  • Platja de Port Pelegrí Beach 92 kmSE

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